BUZZ-Teck Resources Ltd: Explores merger with Antofagasta-Bloomberg

** Canadian miner's U.S.-listed shares up 13.7 pct at $15.76; Toronto-listed stock up 13.6 pct at C$19.82

** Teck Resources Ltd and Antofagasta Plc (Other OTC: ANFGF - news) exploring a merger that would create one of the world's biggest copper producers, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter (http://bloom.bg/1EVFS3e)

** More than 2 mln shares changed hands by 3:23 pm ET, about two times the 10-day average

** Up to Friday's close, U.S.-listed shares of Teck had risen 11 pct this year